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Tschiffely's Ride: Ten Thousand Miles in the Saddle from Southern Cross to Pole Star
Tschiffely's Ride: Ten Thousand Miles in the Saddle from Southern Cross to Pole Star
by Aime Tschiffely
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From the southeast coast of South America through an expanse of Peruvian sands en route to the West Coast, then onward through Central American jungles and rainforest, and finally to New York, Tschiffely’s journey was considered impossible and... (read more)

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Sailing by Starlight: In Search of Treasure Island and Robert Louis Stevenson
Sailing by Starlight: In Search of Treasure Island and Robert Louis Stevenson
by Alex Capus
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When Robert Louis Stevenson arrived in Samoa in 1889 he planned to stay no more than a few days. But before long he set about building an opulent villa and lived out the rest of his days on the island in splendor. What had happened? Had Stevenson not... (read more)

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Tony Wheeler's Dark Lands (Lonely Planet Travel Literature)
Tony Wheeler's Dark Lands (Lonely Planet Travel Literature)
by Tony Wheeler
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Greedy Lords, dubious heroes, wicked relations and innocents in peril — Today's world sounds like a grim fairytale! Travelling along the infamous "Axis of Evil" led to Tony Wheeler's Bad Lands — now he's going deeper into the world's... (read more)

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A Walk Around the Horizon: Discovering New Mexico's Mountains of the Four Directions
A Walk Around the Horizon: Discovering New Mexico's Mountains of the Four Directions
by Tom Harmer
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Outdoor enthusiasts and armchair travelers alike will relish Harmer's precise account of his backpacking adventure, in which this sixty-two-year-old Anglo discovers the realities of complicated cultural legacies ecological challenges, and human foibles... (read more)

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On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
by Tim Cope
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The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century - a small tribe, which, under the charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan, created the... (read more)

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The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga
The Consolations of the Forest: Alone in a Cabin on the Siberian Taiga
by Sylvain Tesson
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A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Winner of the Prix Médicis for nonfiction, The Consolations of the Forest is a Thoreau-esque quest to find solace, taken to the extreme. No stranger to... (read more)

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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
by Robert Macfarlane
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The acclaimed author of The Wild Places examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we move In this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets... (read more)

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Dingle Peggy: Further Travels in Ireland on Horseback
Dingle Peggy: Further Travels in Ireland on Horseback
by Hilary Bradt
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Hilary continues her journey on horseback, described in Connemara Mollie, through south west Ireland. With her new pony, Peggy, she travels from the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, down the coast of County Cork, before turning inland through Counties... (read more)

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All Good Things: From Paris to Tahiti: Life and Longing
All Good Things: From Paris to Tahiti: Life and Longing
by Sarah Turnbull
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In this lushly written follow-up to Almost French, Sarah Turnbull explores a new paradise: Tahiti. Having shared her story in her bestselling memoir, Almost French, Australian writer Sarah Turnbull seemed to have had more than her fair share of dreams... (read more)

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Against Venice
Against Venice
by Regis Debray
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A beautifully designed new edition of Régis Debray's mischievous, provocative attack on the city and on those who have succumbed to its charms. With energetic and gleeful vitriol, Debray unpicks Venice's superficiality, "gondolier kitsch... (read more)

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Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
by J. Maarten Troost
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The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals recounts his latest hilarious misadventures in the South Pacific, following in the footsteps of his unlikely idol, Robert Louis Stevenson. Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his... (read more)

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There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter
There and Then: The Travel Writing of James Salter
by James Salter
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This collection offers two dozen essays and sketches about one of the passions of Salters life, travel, a subject beloved by writers across the centuries. Over twenty years of skiing, hiking, climbing — from Colorado to Japan to the Tyrol, from... (read more)

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On Migration: Dangerous Journeys and the Living World
On Migration: Dangerous Journeys and the Living World
by Ruth Padel
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“Life began with migration.” In a magnificent tapestry of life on the move, Ruth Padel weaves poems and prose, science and religion, wild nature and human history, to conjure a world created and sustained by migration. 'We're all from... (read more)

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Shanti Bloody Shanti: An Indian Odyssey
Shanti Bloody Shanti: An Indian Odyssey
by Aaron Smith
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Providing a look at India that is humorous, unvarnished, and unsentimental, this travel narrative takes readers on a rollicking journey of personal discovery across the Indian subcontinent. A travelogue of journalist Aaron Smiths time in India&#8212... (read more)

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Rick Steves' European Christmas (Rick Steves)
Rick Steves' European Christmas (Rick Steves)
by Rick Steves
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Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, teams up with co-author Valerie Griffith to explore the rich and fascinating mix of traditions—Christian, pagan, musical, and edible—that led to the Christmas festivities we enjoy today. Rick brings home... (read more)

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The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad
The Further Adventures of an Idiot Abroad
by Karl Pilkington
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Everyone's favorite idiot is back, in this hysterical follow-up to An Idiot Abroad Safely home from his latest travels, Karl Pilkington has decided it is time to share his hard-earned wisdom of the world. Taking the Bucket List of "100... (read more)

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Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure
Moron to Moron: Two Men, Two Bikes, One Mongolian Misadventure
by Tom Doig
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Uncrossable rivers, hospitable nomads, rabid dogs, marijuana fields, hail-stone flash floods, maidens on horseback, underpants wrestling, toxic mountaintop lakes, stupid Westerners, and so much mountain biking your ass will hurt just reading it... (read more)

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Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra
Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra
by Peter Stothard
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When Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement, finds himself stranded in Alexandria in the winter of 2010 after his flight to South Africa has been cancelled, he sets out to explore a nation on the brink of revolution. Guided by two native... (read more)

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How Now Brown Frau
How Now Brown Frau
by Merridy Eastman
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A poignant, revealing, and hilarious memoir about what happened when a former children's television host and brothel receptionist woke up one morning in Munich four months pregnant, without a word of German under her belt, and surrounded by... (read more)

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Best Women's Travel Writing #09: The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 9: True Stories from Around the World
Best Women's Travel Writing #09: The Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 9: True Stories from Around the World
by Lavinia (edt) Spalding
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Featuring stories by Holly Morris, Marcia DeSanctis, Apricot Anderson Irving, Laura Fraser, Amanda Jones, and Laura Resau.... (read more)

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